The Essential Film Collection (Piano solo) Paperback – 1 Jan. 2008

A lovely selection of film music that has been edited for lower grades. A must for all grade 1-4 students.

This probably sits around Grade 2 standard. The theme of each song is recreated, but not the other voices, so it sounds a bit simple.Still, this is great for beginner's to play some of well known music and build confidence.

I think this book is fantastic! I’ve immensely enjoyed some of the pieces in this book. My favourites are Lord of the Rings, Gladiator, Lion King and Dances with Wolves.Many years ago I played at around Grade 5 standard and as other reviewers have noted, if you’re at about that standard then these pieces won’t be that difficult for you (although Tubular Bells from The Exorcist is giving me quite a challenge). BUT they’re fun and easy to play and give a good sense of the original music. So think of the book as a tasting menu of some great tunes that you can sample without chewing off more than you can swallow.

This book is brilliant for beginners like myself - I imagine that pianists with high grades would find this a bit easy but I really like the pieces as they can be played after a while and they sound great! It's nice to play something familiar and there's a range of pieces in here too from Hedwig's Theme to Lawrence of Arabia main theme to the Rocky main theme! All great fun to play and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants either a challenge (for beginners) or a collection of fun tunes to play in their spare time!

this is a brilliant selection of movie songs that are a joy to listen to and play. they will not pose a challenge to anyone above grade six piano but if you are above grade six i would still recommend the book. The songs have been arranged in a brilliant manor and at the price the book is going for it is a small amount to pay for the joy the songs will bring.This book it brilliant for everyone!

There are a handful of nice arrangemeets here (e.g. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Pirates of Caribbean), but for the most part the pieces are too short or too simple to be particularly gratifying.The book is probably best suited to a younger learner who should quickly find sections they are able to play, and will likely enjoy learning the pieces while they remain fairly challenging. As an intermediate player I found the pieces fun on the first play through, but most quickly lost their appeal. I'm now looking for something a bit more challenging to spend some time with.

Good book with good range of pieces. Doesn't appear to be too difficult.

Arrived about a week before expected. I got a used one as it was cheaper and it was like new!I only started piano a few weeks ago and i play at grade 3 and the pieces are quite easy even for me.Great selection of songs too. Overall a good book.